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men  and  women  of  so  many  minds  to 
satisfy,  and  as  a  rule  the  question  of  ex- 
pense must  be  considered. 

Some  years  ago  one  man  did  solve  this 
problem  and  in  so  satisfactory  a  way  that 
many  others  have  followed  his  example. 
After  figuring  carefully  as  to  the  amount 


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of  money  he  usually  expended \  the  rime, 
energy  and  worry  necessary  to  make  the 
necessary  purchases,  and  then  the  general 
dissatisfaction  he  felt  as  he  realized  how 
inappropriate  and  inadequate  were  most 
of  his  gifts  and  how  trivial  each  item 
seemed  and  how  quickly  they  would  be 
lost  or  destroyed  and  forgotten,  he  de- 
cided on  a  new  move. 

This  was  to  take  the  same  sum  of  money 
— or  even  less — and  print  a  book  of  his 
own  in  as  fine  a  manner  as  it  could  be 
prepared.  This,  of  course,  was  a  per- 
sonal gift  in  every  sense  of  the  word — 
as  such  it  would  be  treasured.  No  one  can 


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throw  a  book  away — as  such  it  would 
be  kept. 

By  choosing  as  a  subject  some  classic 
that  has  lived  and  will  live,  he  had  copy 
that  would  appeal  to  all  minds. 

By  obtaining  a  format  beyond  criti- 
cism he  created  a  thing  of  beauty  suitable 
for  any  library,  and  by  making  the  edi- 
tion a  limited  one  he  created  an  article  of 
value  that  would  increase  in  worth  as  time 
passed. 

So  much  for  the  idea — now  for  the 
practical  application  and  the  ease  of  ac- 
complishment. First  select  the  subject  mat- 
ter ;  then  a  good  printer ',  one  with  taste 


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and  appreciation  ;  a  hand-made paper  se- 
curing instant  recognition  of  quality  and 
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